“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”
Martin Luthor King, Jr.
Discrimination is universal. I don't think there is anyone in this world who have not experienced being discriminated at some time in their lives. I know I have - A LOT of times. That is one of the reasons why I usually root for the underdogs. Seeing an underdog surpass expectations and prove her detractors wrong is just priceless.
And recently, in the TV show Britain's Got Talent, an underdog brought almost everyone to tears and brought the house down. Her name is Susan Boyle, an unemployed 47 year old lady.
When she walked out on stage, you could tell no one expected her to do well and when she gave a little hip gyration before she started singing, you could tell by the looks some people were giving her that they expected her to flop, big time. But she had the last laugh when she belted out a song no one expected her to be able to sing. Her performance was near flawless and her personality makes you like her right away. I wasn't able to control my tears watching the video, and I'm sure I'm not the only one.
When she started singing "I Dreamed A Dream" from Les Miserables, she was quickly rewarded with a standing ovation as well as shocked faces from the judges. Simon Cowell sat with a huge smile on his face as she sang. The audience stood and clapped as she gave an emotional performance and then started to walk off the stage when she was done.
The judges had to call her back to let her know how shocked they were as well as to tell her she received three yeses from them. One of the judges, Pierce Morgan, told her that he was giving her the biggest yes he has ever given anybody.“I am so thrilled because I knew everybody was against you, I honestly think that we were all being very cynical and I think that’s the biggest wake up call ever,” were the words of Amanda Holden, a judge on the show, referring to how dismissive the audience was of Boyle before she took the stage.
Until now, I never get tired of watching the video again and again, and every single time, it still makes me cry. I was a part of the Les Miserables cast for more than ten years, and I've heard a lot of interpretations of "I Dreamed a Dream" but Miss Boyle's version made me cry after hearing just the first line of the song. She is simply amazing.
Susan Boyle may have shocked the audience with her stunning singing talent and her vibrant bubbly personality before her performance, but according to Yahoo! Buzz, she was the shocked one when her church gave her a standing ovation when she walked in.
Susan said she has always dreamed of becoming a singer, her voice was a stunning surprise and I'm sure I'm not the only one wondering how no one found her before now. You can't always go by first impressions and this is a perfect example of why that is true.
The thing that people seem to look at first is looks, but this is a talent competition not a beauty contest. We will be seeing a lot more from Susan Boyle, her voice will be gracing the airwaves even if she doesn't win this competition.
Martin Luthor King, Jr.
Discrimination is universal. I don't think there is anyone in this world who have not experienced being discriminated at some time in their lives. I know I have - A LOT of times. That is one of the reasons why I usually root for the underdogs. Seeing an underdog surpass expectations and prove her detractors wrong is just priceless.
And recently, in the TV show Britain's Got Talent, an underdog brought almost everyone to tears and brought the house down. Her name is Susan Boyle, an unemployed 47 year old lady.
When she walked out on stage, you could tell no one expected her to do well and when she gave a little hip gyration before she started singing, you could tell by the looks some people were giving her that they expected her to flop, big time. But she had the last laugh when she belted out a song no one expected her to be able to sing. Her performance was near flawless and her personality makes you like her right away. I wasn't able to control my tears watching the video, and I'm sure I'm not the only one.
When she started singing "I Dreamed A Dream" from Les Miserables, she was quickly rewarded with a standing ovation as well as shocked faces from the judges. Simon Cowell sat with a huge smile on his face as she sang. The audience stood and clapped as she gave an emotional performance and then started to walk off the stage when she was done.
The judges had to call her back to let her know how shocked they were as well as to tell her she received three yeses from them. One of the judges, Pierce Morgan, told her that he was giving her the biggest yes he has ever given anybody.“I am so thrilled because I knew everybody was against you, I honestly think that we were all being very cynical and I think that’s the biggest wake up call ever,” were the words of Amanda Holden, a judge on the show, referring to how dismissive the audience was of Boyle before she took the stage.
Until now, I never get tired of watching the video again and again, and every single time, it still makes me cry. I was a part of the Les Miserables cast for more than ten years, and I've heard a lot of interpretations of "I Dreamed a Dream" but Miss Boyle's version made me cry after hearing just the first line of the song. She is simply amazing.
Susan Boyle may have shocked the audience with her stunning singing talent and her vibrant bubbly personality before her performance, but according to Yahoo! Buzz, she was the shocked one when her church gave her a standing ovation when she walked in.
Susan said she has always dreamed of becoming a singer, her voice was a stunning surprise and I'm sure I'm not the only one wondering how no one found her before now. You can't always go by first impressions and this is a perfect example of why that is true.
The thing that people seem to look at first is looks, but this is a talent competition not a beauty contest. We will be seeing a lot more from Susan Boyle, her voice will be gracing the airwaves even if she doesn't win this competition.
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